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Show 4D - DESERET NEWS, Friday, April 11, 1969 DEAR EDITOR Those Were Days Of Steamers Suffrage Depends On Teens Dear Editor: Mustafa lean Barb) Bate ... YOUNG IDEAS QUESTION: What do you think about shows the content of TV comedy-variet- y like Laugh-I- n and Smothers Brothers? "These teleMustafa Unan, Rowland Hall vision programs are very frank In their approach to subjects such as sex and criticism of public officials. In ; Turkey, my homeland, there could never be such open comment on TV. I think it is good that U.S. writers are "able to express themselves with reasonable freedom. of "Each line need not be Barb! Bates, Dais censored because it should be producers choice of what their shows contain. However, they should promise to .be discrete in what performers say and do, so that a decent image is presented to viewers. Janice Derrick, Highland "Script writers should have freedom in putting across a point because censors will delete material that may be objectional to a majority of viewers. j ; ' Martha Waller, St. Marys "Many of the sketches on shows such as Laugh-In- , Smothers Brothers have an important point to make and they make it well through .the use of satire. When the program content becomes crude, I think they should be limited." Connie MacKay, "Television shows should be censored for Bountiful vulgarity or obsenity, but if viewers dont like the personality of shows like Laugh-In- , they have their choice of other shows. "I feel liberal conBethany Radovich, Granite tent is fine. I prefer subtlety, but the juvenile slapstick aspect of some shows is understandable since TV is geared to a unenlightened audience. Vickie Warren, Kearns "I think most TV shows have more freedom than ever before. Its getting to the point where people expect loose expressions from certain shows. I dont agree that it should be this way, but most shows are "I produced to please public. Joy Campbell, West think these shows are alright. If people dont like them, they shouldnt watch them. There should be some type of censorship so writers dont go too far." "I feel that as long es Todd Kimball, Olympus people watch them and they are rated high, the shows should be allowed air time. If enough viewers dont like Dennis ; the show, they it should be taken off the air. Purdue, Cyprus - I dont think variety shows should have as much freedom as they take. In our society there is already too much obscenity without having to watch " it on TV." Indecision students by themselves regarding lowering the voting age caused Utah senators to kill the prowhich would have posal the constitutional brought amendment to public vote. Contributors to "Young Ideas in The Young Americans last week expressed the belief that legislators failed to pass this proposal, that would allow the public decide whether cr not voting age should be lowered, because "they feared a vote by youth would end their public careers. I talked with Haven J. Bar-loSenate president, and he explained that the primary feeling of youth on the lowering voting age matter was one By JOYCE LAIN COLOR Send your suggestions fc future column topics to Joyce Lain, Career Corner, co Deseret News, Box 1257, Sait MONEY AND RESOURCES. Lake City, Utah 84119. Sorry, An estimated 80,000 people are employed aboard the fleet ply- .no mail answers can be given. Any reader whose letter is the ing some 25,000 miles of navibasis of a future column will the in inland channels gable receive a free Royal Mercury U.S. The pay varies, but a rough idea is $2-- per hour for portable typewriter. 3 NEW -- 1969 DIG SCREEN V 172 sq. in. picture diag. Color TV Consolette. 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Two crews are carried, each works six hours on and six hours off, for a total of 84 hours a week. Crews may be out severa1 weeks, then off the boat a comparable amount of tima at regular pay. "Since file rivers constantly changing, Captain DeLong said, "the most necessary requirements are skill, judgment, experience and a feel for river signs. In this busi equipmen, 23 We Don't; - the Mississippi, he said, was woven in his mind a "must for river navigators. Captain DeLong started as a deckhand, advanced to mate (foreman), steersman, pilot and then to captain. Today hes president of a river t r a n s p o rtation company which, like some 1,700 others, floats such as oil, chemicals, grains and coai. We stood on the deck of his companys newest towboat, plush with attractive furnishg modem ings, indecision. Senator Barlow also stated that although the House of Representatives passed the s maproposal by a jority, the voting in the Senate was decidedly against it. A possible explanation for this is the fact that it did not reach the Senate until the last three work days and was dealt with because it didnt have a floor leacie.'. Perhaps more timely enthusiasm for the proposal from teens themselves would have created earlier action in legis-- 1 a t u r e. Senator Barlow informed me that there was very little pressure exerted from constituent, pleading with senators to take affirmative action on the proposal. Legislature is not at fault because the proposal to lower voting age failed. The weight of responsibility is youths. If they want the change they should back it fully. They should see the thing through from start to finish. This can only be accomplished if all youth join together to make their attitudes decisive and clearly known to people with the legislative power. Unlike those young people , who expressed their opinions in Young Ideas, teens must assume a positive attitude in influencing that power. 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